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When I Started Writing This, I Found That I Simply Couldn't Take Fantasy Seriously, So It Became Humorous, And Continued From There.

It Would Be Easier To Write A Novel Without Reader Input, But I Feel The Fiction Is Richer For It.

Polishing: A Useful Lesson For The Hopeful Writer. You Say Your Tormented Prose Doesn't Read As Well As Mine? Neither Does Mine, At First!

Barbarian --a Code Of Conduct Honored By All True Barbarian Warriors, Requiring Excellent Coordination With Weapons, Closeness To Nature, Awkwardness With Women, Common Sense, And Completion Of The Mission.

One Thing You Who Had Secure Or Happy Childhoods Should Understand About Those Of Us Who Did Not. We Who Control Our Feelings, Who Avoid Conflicts At All Costs, Or Seem To Seek Them. Who Are Hypersensitive, Self-critical, Compulsive, Workaholic, And Above All Survivors. We Are Not That Way From Perversity, And We Cannot Just Relax And Let It Go. We’ve Learned To Cope In Ways You Never Had To.